bláth1, m. (gs. ~a, pl. ~anna). 1. (Sg. and coll.) Blossom, flower(s). ~anna a bhaint, to pick, cut, flowers. Siopa ~anna, flower shop. ~ na n-úll, apple blossom. ~ na n-airní, blackthorn blossom. ~ bán na Bealtaine, hawthorn blossom, May. ~ bán na bprátaí, potato blossom. Tá ~ bán ar gharraí an iascaire, the sea is flecked with foam. Is í ~ bán na tíre í, she is the fairest in the land. S.a. 2. ~(anna) seaca, reo, frost-work. Tá an ~ ag teacht ar na crainn, the blossoms are appearing on the trees. Tá na gairdíní i m~, the gardens are in blossom, in bloom. Faoi bhláth, in blossom; flourishing. An ~ a chur, to shed blossoms. ~ mara, plumose (sea-) anemone. 2. Bloom; beauty, prime. ~ na hóige, the bloom of youth. ~ na sláinte, na háilleachta, the flush of health, beauty. I m~ a shaoil, in the prime of his life. I m~ an tsamhraidh, in high summer. ~ a chur ar rud, to beautify, adorn, sth. Tá ~ ar an áit acu, they make the place look beautiful. Níl ~ ná slacht ar an teach ó d’imigh sí, the house has not been properly kept since she left. Do bhláth a chailleadh, to lose one’s good looks. An ~ a bhaint de rud; rud a chur ó bhláth, to destroy the appearance of sth. Bainfidh mise an ~ de, I’ll take the shine out of him. Tá ~ bán an bháis air, he has a deathly pallor. 3. Prosperity, abundance. Go gcuire Dia ~ ort, God prosper you. Crainn i m~ a dtoraidh, trees in full fruiting. Le ~ an éisc, with the seasonable abundance of fish. Nuair a bhí an choirm i m~, when the revelling was at its height. Chuir sé ~ ar a chuid airgid, he put his money to good use. Go dté sé ar ~ agus ar biseach duit, may you succeed and prosper with it. Ní raibh ~ air riamh ó shin, nothing has gone right with him ever since.